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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Philip Donatus <golldd35@msn.com>
Reply-To: <philipmanctoc@safe-mail.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 19:56:42 +0000
Subject: Reply For More Details....?




















Dear Customer,
Our firm is in possession of the Gold Export Certificate issued by the
Government of the Republic of Burkina Faso necessary
to export gold from
Burkina Faso, thus we can provide service to any part of the world.
We are prepared to offer the quantity of gold required to the Buyer [or
their representative] upon their arrival here in
Burkina Faso. After the
Buyer has confirmed the quantity and the quality of the gold with their
refinery, and is satisfied,
only then will we accept payment, by bank
transfer, from the Buyer to us.
The following information concerning our product:
Quantity: 200 kilograms available monthly
Quality: 22. Karat alluvial Au
Origin: Burkina Faso, West Africa
Price: $22.000 per kilogram
Assay reports provided by SGS Laboratories,Burkina Faso

Rock And
River Mining Company Ltd
Yours truly,

Dr. Philip
Donatus.

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